obviously roe is now technically no longer the law of the land, and you have some states where it is legal like it is in michigan now since the voters took back are right and codified reproductive rights into our constitution, we have made it a priority to make sure that not only are we protecting people who live in our states, but we will also be protecting people who come to our states in order to access critical health care, which is what abortion care is. attorney general, you have refused and forced michigan s 1931 abortion law which makes performing the procedure a felony. in september, a store state court declared the law unconstitutional. however, abortion opponents in your state are still looking for ways to restrict access in your state. as it is restricted in some neighboring states such as wisconsin, which has an abortion ban with no exceptions
15-week ban, that s something that s been pushed by the state s republican governor glenn youngkin. so we are seeing a lot of activity in these solidly republican states and i ve actually spoken with a prominent right to life group, their leaders are saying they ve been consistently consulting with republicans in various states around the country, helping them model legislation that would completely ban abortion in other states including wyoming, their bill is based on this model legislation. so there s more to come here. the general counsel wouldn t tell me which states, but more are definitely poised to act. on top of that, you know, the numbers here, 22 states are solidly controlled by republicans, 15 controlled by democrats. so in addition to what we re seeing from republicans, we are seeing a lot of push back in democrat-controlled states as well like michigan and maryland. michigan, for example, is working to repeal an abortion ban that s been on the books since 1931. it was bloc
republicans held at least one piece of the government trifecta into each of the states for years. but now with the swearing in of governor wes moore, all of the state legislators and governors for those states have been sworn in and those democratic trifectas are complete. and now democrats in those states can really get to work. in maryland, governor moore and the legislature have already laid out the top priorities, increasing minimum wage to $15 an hour. codifying right to an abortion and gun legislation. not a peep about italian satellites. legislators in massachusetts are planning to file at least two dozen gun safety bills as early as this week. in michigan, democratic legislators introduced bills to repeal the state s zombie abortion ban from 1931 and to expand civil rights protections to include sexual orientation and gender identity. in minnesota, democratic legislators are working on legislation to protect the right
irs or hunt down italian satellites. and total, there are now 17 states with democratic trifectas that is out from just six in 2017. but the states that we are really focusing on here are the four states where democrats just won their trifecta this year. they are all am states. massachusetts, michigan, minnesota, and marilyn. republicans held at least one piece of the government and each of these states for years. but now, with the swearing in of governor westmore, all of these state legislators, and governors for those states have been sworn in and those democratic trifectas are complete. and now, democrats and the states can really get to work. in maryland, governor more and the legislator have already laid out their top priorities, increasing the minimum wage to $15 an hour, codifying the right to an abortion, and gun safety regulation. not a peep about italian satellites. legislators and massachusetts are already planning to file at least two dozen gun safety bills as early as this
year. they are all am states. massachusetts, michigan, minnesota, and marilyn. republicans held at least one piece of the government and each of these states for years. but now, with the swearing in of governor westmore, all of these state legislators, and governors for those states have been sworn in and those democratic trifectas are complete. and now, democrats and the states can really get to work. in maryland, governor more and the legislator have already laid out their top priorities, increasing the minimum wage to $15 an hour, codifying the right to an abortion, and gun safety regulation. not a peep about italian satellites. legislators and massachusetts are already planning to file at least two dozen gun safety bills as early as this week. in michigan, democratic legislators have introduced bills to repeal the states and the union to work law to repeal these states zombie abortion ban from 1931 and to expand civil rights protections to